Recognised as Colour
#FCC40E
- #FCC40E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FCC40E is a yellow with RGB values 252, 196, 14 and HSL 46°, 98%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FCC40E#FCC40E
HEX#FCC40E
RGBrgb(252, 196, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.7686, 0.0549
RGB percentages98.8%, 76.9%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(45.9, 97.5%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 94.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 22.2%, 94.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,565,262
CSS custom property--colour: #FCC40E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.04:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#033BF1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E46FC
Analogous#FC4D0E, #BDFC0E
Triadic#0EFCC4, #C40EFC
Split complementary#0EBDFC, #4D0EFC
Tetradic#0EFC4D, #0E46FC, #FC0EBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G196
B14
Red252 (98.8%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue45.88°
Saturation (HSL)97.54%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G C4 · B 0E
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